器
器·vessel, container, instrument, device, capacity, calibre
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- うつわ
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 楽器 | がっき | musical instrument |
| 食器 | しょっき | tableware, dishes |
| 機器 | きき | equipment, devices |
| 器用 | きよう | dexterous, handy |
Example sentences
何か楽器を弾けますか。
なにかがっきをひけますか。
Can you play any musical instrument?
食器を洗って棚に片付けた。
しょっきをあらってたなにかたづけた。
I washed the dishes and put them away in the cupboard.
妹は手先が器用だ。
いもうとはてさきがきようだ。
My little sister is good with her hands.
Common mistakes
- Reading 楽器 as らくき — it is がっき
- Reading 食器 as しょくき — it is しょっき
Memory aid
Picture it
Four mouths 口 around a dog 犬 — bowls set out on all sides with the dog waiting in the middle: vessels, and by extension any implement.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 陶器とうきpottery, ceramics
- 大器晩成たいきばんせいlate bloomer
- 宝器ほうきtreasured article; sacred vessel; (figuratively) an outstanding person
- 磁器じきporcelain; china
- 器うつわbowl; vessel; container; (figuratively) a person's calibre or capacity
- 計器けいきmeter; gauge; instrument (for measuring)
- 兵器へいきarms; weapons; armaments
- 聴診器ちょうしんきstethoscope
- 器官きかんorgan (of the body)
- 炊飯器すいはんきrice cooker
- 加湿器かしつきhumidifier
- 食器棚しょっきだなcupboard
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